I asked on the Fulltime Family Facebook group for suggestions and a lot of people were saying Oregon and Washington, but I really don’t want to have a baby in the cold, and October 18th is the due date. One lady is in Texas, due end of August and she named a midwife. I called her and she seemed very nice and okay with us traveling.

This whole pregnancy thing might put a wrench in the Alaska trip however, we will see. We might just stick to the midwest, Yellowstone park, and such.

Yesterday we went out to the east coast beach with the family.

Big cousin Luke chasing Noëlle

Sorry for the slow update. I don’t think I have mentioned it here, but we’re having another baby!!! YAY!
Baby is due in October, so I’m only 6-7 weeks along, but already feeling exhausted. I know it will pass in a few weeks, but right now all I want to do is sleep. Just have to go through some morning sickness and heartburn first, haha

We just moved to a different camping today, as we can only stay free for 2 weeks at the time during high season.

Here are some pictures from the past week:

Noëlle got a ring from a neighbor, cute huh?

My sister-in-law with family is visiting. Here is Milo with his auntie Margot ♥

Grandpa gave the grand kids permission to go play on the golf course in the evening, when the golfers were done. The light was just beautiful.

The other day we made homemade vanilla ice-cream, and on the way home yesterday we picked up strawberries – way too many! It was just perfect timing that the Simpson 6 came over to visit so I could offer them all strawberries and ice-cream. They all licked their plates It was truly delicious!

I kept brainstorming and found 2 inch Epoxy stickers, perfect! Along with a 2″ punch and some thin sticky magnets I was good to go.

Noëlle while waiting for the new magnets: “Look mommy, a guy with hair and a hat.”

2 inch epoxy stickers, a 2 inch punch, some printouts and some magnets.

Noëlle wanted to write out some of the letters (in Swedish of course, haha) and picked the word Banana. She did great except for an M that looked like an N in her eyes ♥

Here is the whole bin of magnets and laminated words. There are about 80, so I have 20 more stickers.

Yesterday we went to Legoland with a bunch of Fulltime Families. It was fun, but I have to say Legoland is not my favorite park. I am not sure why, but it feels small, like you’re through it in a hurry. But then again, they do have some good competition here in Orlando

I really believe that games help develop the brain. My mom spent a lot of time playing boardgames with me, and I do the same with Noëlle. And Milo actually. He has started to join us in some simple games by throwing the dice, I give him a piece of the right color and he will put it down where I tell him. I know, I know, my children are so brilliant

Anyways, Noëlle’s 3rd birthday is coming up and I happened to stumble over this manufacturer that makes games like “Rush Hour” but for little ones. I totally love the concept of this game, but I will have to try and narrow it down to a couple. The one in the middle is from 4, the rest is from 3 to like 8. I am thinking I will get the Day and Night, for sure. Then either the Truck or Castle Logix… Hmm. The Trucky 3 looks like a good game for a plane ride, or to bring along to places.

Do you play a lot of boardgames with your children? 

Look at these games! You get a book with a variety of challenges. You get a picture of what to build, then you build it. You flip the page and you can see if you did it right. Brilliant.

And if you want to help us bring in a few extra dollars, please consider using our Amazon links if you are considering buying any of the items.
Amazon link to these items from Smart Games.

Today was our last day out by the west coast of Florida so we decided to hit the beach. It was going to be really warm today. Well, we started heading out to Anna Maria Island and I saw the clouds roll in. I knew I wasn’t going to get my picture perfect sunset so when we saw a great play structure right by the beach we stopped for dinner. We had picked up dinner and there were pick-nick tables right there.
Beautiful beach! The kids played for a good hour, and I took some pictures.

We are about 1,5 hour from the Orlando Thousand Trails, so if you want to get closer to the beach for your weak out of TT, go to the Encore park here in Palmetto. It is $99 a week (right now?), for TT members.

Playground right on the beach.

Noëlle found some sea shells.

My lack of beautiful sunset, lol.  

Our little man finally cut his other bottom tooth. The first is almost fully grown, lol! He has a total of four teeth now, however, not the top front but the ones to the side of the front. Very weird.

Yesterday Stephanie Simpson joined me in the “sewing studio”. We had a great time. I had cut out fabric to make three of these dresses (I was actually hoping for a top, not a dress) and I thought it would be a breeze. Well, it took me forever to get the right tension in the elastic thread for the shirring so five hours later I just got done my first! But tonight it will hopefully be easier. I will make the next two shorter, and maybe narrower? Or maybe putt some shirring at the waist too. Not sure.

We had such a good time yesterday that we are talking about doing it again tonight.

It is beautiful outside today so we got all the water toys filled up and all our friends came and joined us for some play. There is something about water, all ages just love to play with water.

Noëlle is so happy about the clothes I am making for her.

“Look mommy, it says Noëlle.”

Noëlle and Alex.

You should be able to count 9 in this picture

It turned out really well. I wanted to make the shoulder straps blue, but I did not have enough. I think blue would have balanced everything a little better, but oh well.
The back has two button wholes for the straps to go through so you can tie a bow.

Noëlle was quite thrilled with her new dress and wore it all day. She would not take it off

Here is my sewing storage in one of our closets. I have a toolbox for all the sewing accessories and then the two machines. There used to be a time when it bothered me that my hubby did not have a single hobby, nothing to entertain him other than the computer. Now I’m grateful. How else would I fit all of my hobbies in our RV? I have 3 studio flashes, 4 backdrops with stands, 88-key piano, a serger and sewing machine, etc. Haha

Alex is the sweetest little boy and him and Noëlle play so well. A lot of times Noëlle get picked on or pushed or hit by children her age who have been to daycare or whatever, and are a little more “street smart” than her, but with Alex I don’t have to worry. They laugh and do silly stuff together, giggle and have fun ♥

Tomorrow we are going to my Mother-ship (IKEA) for the birthday boy’s breakfast. Moahaha! IKEA, I have missed you. I will pick up a magnet board for the kids to put magnetic letters on, and I will also pick up the car/road mat that Milo got from my mom and step-dad for his birthday.

I used to love IKEA as a kid. We’d climb up all the beds, go through all the kitchen drawers (do you know they actually put things in them like cutlery, fake food, and such?)
Can’t wait to see Alex and Noëlle run around in there.

Enough blabbering, here are some pictures from the beach:

Noëlle, Alex and Milo digging away.

Two fathers and their children playing in the water.

Noëlle playing in the water.

Dipping toes in water. Noëlle is lucky to have a daddy who’s always up for playing ♥

Milo, the fearless.

A cold but happy little girl.